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DocuSign Envelope ID:2ED020E4-C1B7-42FB-8A6D-497FA5EB9762 <br /> Project/Program PlayMakers Repertory Company respectfully requests funding for our <br /> Summary world premiere production of Jacqueline E. Lawton's EDGES OF <br /> TIME. This world premiere production aligns with Producing Artistic <br /> Director Vivienne Benesch's commitment to elevating female voices <br /> and bringing unheard stories of women pioneers to the stage. It also <br /> pushes forward our commitment to inclusive representation on and <br /> off stage, sharing an important story of Black resilience from <br /> American history. <br /> EDGES OF TIME takes us into the life of the marvelous Marvel Cook, <br /> investigative journalist, editor, activist, and the first Black woman <br /> writer to have her own byline in a major U.S. newspaper. In 1963, just <br /> after the Birmingham church bombing, Marvel threads the story of <br /> mid-century Civil Rights with her own trailblazing journey from the <br /> suburbs of Minnesota to the newsrooms, labor unions, and arts <br /> societies of New York—with a stop in the McCarthy hearings along <br /> the way. Always unconventional and willing to pay the price for <br /> speaking her mind, Marvel calls to us from the past with warnings <br /> about our present. <br /> The play will be directed by Jules Odendahl-James and features <br /> resident acting company member Kathryn Hunter-Williams in the title <br /> role. The production will feature sophisticated video projections, <br /> sound, and movement, fully immersing our audience in the charged <br /> transition from print media to television in the 1960s. Our intention is <br /> to provide resonant context through multi-media and innovatively <br /> bring Cooke's complex persona to the stage. <br /> Project Start Date October 1, 2020 <br /> (no earlier than July <br /> 1 , 2020) <br /> Project End Date (no June 30, 2021 <br /> later than June 30, <br /> 2021) <br />